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obama will be on the road through wednesday's first presidential debate. mitt romney heads to colorado tomorrow, where he'll hold a rally, and continue his preparations for wednesday's showdown in denver. he went to church this morning outside boston, but held no public events over the weekend. >>> in iraq, at least 30 people were killed today in a wave of bombings. some explosions hit in or near baghdad. it is the deadliest day in iraq in nearly a month. shiite muslim communities appear to be the main targets of the attacks. >>> a christian pakistani girl accused of desecrating the koran is set to be cleared of all charges. tomorrow a juvenile court in pakistan is expected to uphold a police investigation that found the 14-year-old was not only innocent, she was framed by a muslim cleric in her hometown. the cleric now faces blasphemy charges of his own for tearing pages out of a koran to use as evidence against the child. >>> and this is the center of a desperate search for two little children in middle tennessee. a family home that burned down last week
obama will be on the road through wednesday's first presidential debate. mitt romney heads to colorado tomorrow, where he'll hold a rally, and continue his preparations for wednesday's showdown in denver. he went to church this morning outside boston, but held no public events over the weekend. >>> in iraq, at least 30 people were killed today in a wave of bombings. some explosions hit in or near baghdad. it is the deadliest day in iraq in nearly a month. shiite muslim communities...
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to prepare for their first debate. president obama will prepay in nevada. he already arrived there, he'll be holding an evening rally and then concentrate on preparing for wednesday night's showdown. so what is at stake in this first debate? athena jones takes a look. >> reporter: both the obama and romney campaigns are doing their best to lower expectations ahead of wednesday's debate. >> we have expected all along that governor romney will have a good night, he's prepared more than any candidate in history. >> president obama is a very gifted speaker. the man's been on the national stage for many years, he's an experienced debater, he's done these kinds of debates before, this is mitt's first time on this kind of a stage. >> romney -- the president was widely regarded as one of the most talented political communicators in modern history. myers even pointed to a cnbc poll. the obama camp likes to remind volters that the president hasn't had as much time to prepare for the debates because he's busy being commander in c
to prepare for their first debate. president obama will prepay in nevada. he already arrived there, he'll be holding an evening rally and then concentrate on preparing for wednesday night's showdown. so what is at stake in this first debate? athena jones takes a look. >> reporter: both the obama and romney campaigns are doing their best to lower expectations ahead of wednesday's debate. >> we have expected all along that governor romney will have a good night, he's prepared more...
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election and specifically the debates between president obama and mitt romney? >> well, today president obama got a lot of momentum. and in politics the big moe is everything. june looked like a romney month. and now the president is ending this month with the wind in his sail. sort of buried the holder contempt story today. nobody in the media's really talking about it. so for barack obama this was big. in fact, he was calling it the affordable care act for so long he may actually want to embrace obama care and get out there and say, yes, like violet you just had on your show. that's who i'm helping right now. mitt romney is staked out that he's dissenting with the supreme court decision. and i think it's going to be one of the more brutal debates this year is re-arguing this health care debate. there's so many tentacles and loose parts that it will drag on with us all the way to next year. >> the debates will be fun to watch. that's for sure. the crux of this legislation, the individual mandate upheld today by the court. i want to play a little sound from the
election and specifically the debates between president obama and mitt romney? >> well, today president obama got a lot of momentum. and in politics the big moe is everything. june looked like a romney month. and now the president is ending this month with the wind in his sail. sort of buried the holder contempt story today. nobody in the media's really talking about it. so for barack obama this was big. in fact, he was calling it the affordable care act for so long he may actually want...
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as obama was trying to pass the law, the white house had this debate. do we do it with overcoming a filibuster with 60 votes or do it with reconciliation? they decided, at least at first, to do it with 60 votes, because they decided that doing it through reconciliation would create what they called the swiss cheese law. you couldn't do everything you wanted. so that's -- it's not as easy for romney to get rid of this thing as he stated in those remarks yesterday. >> and then comes the hard part, replace. >> and that's where the obama team now is coming back with him and saying, if you're going to get rid of this, let's put some pressure on romney and say, what are you going to replace it with? and so far the romney camp has been shy about giving details on that. >> one of the things that interested me with the notes we saw on the supreme court was justice ginsberg noting that congress' basis for this health care law was mitt romney's health care law. it just seemed like a political -- >> yeah, you know, it remind med, both scalia and ginsberg in decisio
as obama was trying to pass the law, the white house had this debate. do we do it with overcoming a filibuster with 60 votes or do it with reconciliation? they decided, at least at first, to do it with 60 votes, because they decided that doing it through reconciliation would create what they called the swiss cheese law. you couldn't do everything you wanted. so that's -- it's not as easy for romney to get rid of this thing as he stated in those remarks yesterday. >> and then comes the...
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obama will be on the road through wednesday's first presidential debate. mitt romney heads to colorado tomorrow where he will hold a rally and continue his preparations for wednesday's showdown in denver. he went to church this morning outside boston but held no public events over the weekend. >>> in iraq, at least 30 people were killed today in a wave of bombings. sudden explosions hit in or near baghdad. it's the deadliest day in iraq in nearly a month. shiite muslim communities appear to be the targets of the attacks. >>> a pakistani girl accused of desecrating the koran. she was setup. >>> this is a desperate search for two little children in tennessee. everybody believed a 9-year-old girl and her 7-year-old brother were among those killed, but remains have not been found. police consider the kids not dead but missing, and more on that story coming up moments away. >>> and in texas, stranded drivers had to be rescued after flooding drenched parts of the state yesterday. get this. the past three days, yep, brought more rain than texas got all of last ye
obama will be on the road through wednesday's first presidential debate. mitt romney heads to colorado tomorrow where he will hold a rally and continue his preparations for wednesday's showdown in denver. he went to church this morning outside boston but held no public events over the weekend. >>> in iraq, at least 30 people were killed today in a wave of bombings. sudden explosions hit in or near baghdad. it's the deadliest day in iraq in nearly a month. shiite muslim communities...
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. >> president obama today. here's mitt romney. >> i disagree with the supreme court's decision. i agree with the dissent. what the court did not do on its last day in session i will do on my first day if elected pre eed president of the united states. i will act to repeal obama care. >> governor romney called it bad law and bad policy. but keeping them honest it is also nearly identical to his own plan as governor of massachusetts. as for the mandate, well, keeping them honest, justice roberts today contradicted a key claim the president made. the president said that mandate was not a tax. >> for us to say that you've got to take a responsibility to get health insurance is absolutely not a tax increase. what it's saying is we're not going to have other people carrying your burdens for you. any more than the fact that right now everybody in america just about has to get auto insurance. consi that a tax increase. >> nobody that is except chief justice john roberts. republicans have been running today with his formulation. but keeping them honest, if justice roberts is right, if th
. >> president obama today. here's mitt romney. >> i disagree with the supreme court's decision. i agree with the dissent. what the court did not do on its last day in session i will do on my first day if elected pre eed president of the united states. i will act to repeal obama care. >> governor romney called it bad law and bad policy. but keeping them honest it is also nearly identical to his own plan as governor of massachusetts. as for the mandate, well, keeping them...
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he is playing barack obama in these mock debates we have. i don't like him very much anymore, all right? he keeps on beating me up and i keep on going away shaking my head. >> reporter: romney flies to colorado monday to hold a rally that night before hunkering down for final preparations. the president heads to nevada sunday greeting voters that night and then goes behind closed doors for his last-minute preps before flying on to denver on debate day. meanwhile, both presidential campaigns continue to play the expectations game, trying to lower the bar for their candidate. gary. >> thank you very much, paul. >>> the debates are the only way to see the candidates face-to-face, so let's take a look at the debate schedule. as we said, number one, wednesday, october 3rd. can you see it live here on cnn starting 7:00 p.m. eastern time. number two, october 16th, on the campus of hofstra university in long island, new york. our only candy crowley will be moderating that debate. s and then in boca raton, orida, and that's two weeks before election
he is playing barack obama in these mock debates we have. i don't like him very much anymore, all right? he keeps on beating me up and i keep on going away shaking my head. >> reporter: romney flies to colorado monday to hold a rally that night before hunkering down for final preparations. the president heads to nevada sunday greeting voters that night and then goes behind closed doors for his last-minute preps before flying on to denver on debate day. meanwhile, both presidential...
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we heard a lot of the expectations romney suggesting that obama is the greatest debater, obama is saying romney is the greatest debater. chris christie, the governor of the new jersey says this yesterday. i will play the clip. >> we have a candidate that's going do extraordinarily well wednesday might and willy what out his vision for america and contrast what his view is and what the president's record is. the president's view for the future. and this whole race is going to be turned upside down on thursday morning. >> wow. what a bold prection that is by the republican governor of new jersey. what do you think? >> god bless him. you know, everybody has to spin -- as -- spin doctors, we lie for a living. we really ramp up the lies the we of the debate. you pretend -- barack obama is not very smart, not a very good debater. baloney. i like fact the governor, he is stating the obvious which is true. that it is a narrow race but there is a solid but narrow lead for the president. it means this is at least one, maybe one of the last, very big moments that mitt romney can change that. i don'
we heard a lot of the expectations romney suggesting that obama is the greatest debater, obama is saying romney is the greatest debater. chris christie, the governor of the new jersey says this yesterday. i will play the clip. >> we have a candidate that's going do extraordinarily well wednesday might and willy what out his vision for america and contrast what his view is and what the president's record is. the president's view for the future. and this whole race is going to be turned...
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john mccain the last man to debate president obama. >> i think both are excellent in their own way. i think you could argue that mitt has had a lot more recent experience. obviously. but also, candy, part of it depends on who's moderating. >> the man's been on the national stage for many years. he's an experienced debate per. this is mitt's first time on this kind of stage. >> paul ryan on the sunday talk shows. the running mate talking down expeations. look at this count. brand-new from abc news/"washington post" this morn ing. who's more likely to win the debates? the president by 20-some points. a lot of americans think the president will have the upper hand on wednesday night in denver. >> we'll see. many thanks. cnn's live coverage of wednesday night's debate starts at 7:00 eastern. >>> syria is expected to try to justify its actions in its bloody civil war when its foreign minister speaks before the united nations general assembly later this morning. nearly 30,000 people across syria have been killed. in the next hour look at the how the united states is helping the syrian opp
john mccain the last man to debate president obama. >> i think both are excellent in their own way. i think you could argue that mitt has had a lot more recent experience. obviously. but also, candy, part of it depends on who's moderating. >> the man's been on the national stage for many years. he's an experienced debate per. this is mitt's first time on this kind of stage. >> paul ryan on the sunday talk shows. the running mate talking down expeations. look at this count....
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there was a kind of reframing by the supreme court of the entire debate because the obama administration had never really pushed, look, this is going to be a tax. how do you think this is all going to play out now? >> well, on the bottom line, people felt the statute was in trouble because the oral argument seemed to go badly for the obama administration. so that was the shock. the majority of the supreme court voted to uphold the statute. it's very hard to cast this as a loss for the obama administration. all the critical pieces of the statute are constitutional and upheld. david's absolutely right. there's some pieces to a tool kit that conservatives can use in later decisions. there are limitations here on excesses by congress that could be significant. but for today and for the next several years, this is just across the board win nearly. >> jonathan turley, as professor of law on the panel tonight, from the legal perspective purely, do you think the supreme court acted correctly? >> well, i have mixed feelings about it quite frankly. i favor national health care. but i shared the vi
there was a kind of reframing by the supreme court of the entire debate because the obama administration had never really pushed, look, this is going to be a tax. how do you think this is all going to play out now? >> well, on the bottom line, people felt the statute was in trouble because the oral argument seemed to go badly for the obama administration. so that was the shock. the majority of the supreme court voted to uphold the statute. it's very hard to cast this as a loss for the...
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obama won the debate. the spread was about 48% to 40%. do you agree with that assessment? was this a clear win for president obama? >> well, the question is, what's winning. and the most important part about winning is whether people said could governor romney be a good commander in chief. and on that number it was about 60-something percent. perhaps the more important question about winning is winning in terms. i believe on the cnn poll governor romney was slightly ahead. it was a ppp democratic polling group th had people saying more likely to vote for governor romney 47-35. less likely more likely to vote for president obama 32 less likely 46. and that was a poll also that said on points, on points, president obama won the race. and the final analysis this is an election. people are looking for who can be the commander in chief. hat governor romney did last night is he tied having a strong economy as being essential to having a strong military strong foreign policy and clearly on that point he clearly w
obama won the debate. the spread was about 48% to 40%. do you agree with that assessment? was this a clear win for president obama? >> well, the question is, what's winning. and the most important part about winning is whether people said could governor romney be a good commander in chief. and on that number it was about 60-something percent. perhaps the more important question about winning is winning in terms. i believe on the cnn poll governor romney was slightly ahead. it was a ppp...
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there was an 80% chance of obama winning. for the debate intrigue was at 64 obama. it spiked and ended up the night at 61. it basically no change. >> very good. >> i wonder, if you're looking for change. these are all small issues, the race is so evenly divided. the most important thing that may have happened in the next two or three weeks is that housing in america has begun to recover. jamie dimon said it two weeks ago, he thought the housing recovery was so strong. and jpmorgan chase has a lot of mortgages they take a look at. the federal reserve may raise interest rates. if that happens, this is the election to win, whoever presides over it, it will be romney's recovery or obama's recovery. >> we have another reality check ahead. we'll see what buzz words from the debate are trending on facebook. this new phone is amazing. i'm watching natalie's ballet recital and i'm pulling photos right from the video. great idea, we can pick one and frame it! here, watch this. she nails almost every move. our old camera could never do this. she's so good at ballet. i think sh
there was an 80% chance of obama winning. for the debate intrigue was at 64 obama. it spiked and ended up the night at 61. it basically no change. >> very good. >> i wonder, if you're looking for change. these are all small issues, the race is so evenly divided. the most important thing that may have happened in the next two or three weeks is that housing in america has begun to recover. jamie dimon said it two weeks ago, he thought the housing recovery was so strong. and jpmorgan...
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president obama's people point to all the debates mitt romney did during the primaries as well as his recent practice sessions. >> you know, i'll say mitt romney has a bit more practice than the president. he's done a lot of them recently. so, you know, we'll wait to see. >> are you nervous. >> he's a much better debater. >> who? >> mitt romney. >> that was the press sector the obama campaign insisting that mitt romney is a much better debater. a thursday memo shows romney campaign senior adviser playing the same game and i'm quoting her now when she says president obama is a uniquely gifted speaker and is widely regarded as one of the most talented political communicators in modern history. this will be the eighth one h onone presidential debate of his political career for mitt romney, it will be his first. and listen to what romney himself tells abc news. >> i don't worry about the opportunity to be on the air and to face the president. he has his views. i have mine. >> all right. so just how influential are these debates for the voters out there? joining us now two journalists from
president obama's people point to all the debates mitt romney did during the primaries as well as his recent practice sessions. >> you know, i'll say mitt romney has a bit more practice than the president. he's done a lot of them recently. so, you know, we'll wait to see. >> are you nervous. >> he's a much better debater. >> who? >> mitt romney. >> that was the press sector the obama campaign insisting that mitt romney is a much better debater. a thursday...
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another feisty debate between president obama and mitt romney. a top romney campaign strategist tells cnn they are expecting another aggressive performance from the president. for mitt romney, debate night may be shaping up to be another fight night with president obama. while both men will be seated at a round table, a setting engineered for a more subdued discussion on foreign policy, the candidates will be sitting near one another. >> have you looked at your pension? >> i've got to say. >> mr. president, have you looked at your pension? >> reporter: if things get testy, romney and the president won't have to cross a stage to invade each other's personal space as they did at the last debate in new york. sources tell cnn romney's sparring partner, rob portman, has been trying to get under the gop nominee's skin in debate practice sessions to prepare him for what may be another fiery night. a senior romney adviser tells cnn, the campaign expects the president won't come out like a lamb. >> i realize that maybe looked more symbolic than it is. >>
another feisty debate between president obama and mitt romney. a top romney campaign strategist tells cnn they are expecting another aggressive performance from the president. for mitt romney, debate night may be shaping up to be another fight night with president obama. while both men will be seated at a round table, a setting engineered for a more subdued discussion on foreign policy, the candidates will be sitting near one another. >> have you looked at your pension? >> i've got...
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he's playing barack obama in these mock debates we have. i don't like him very much anymore, all right? he keeps on beating me up and i keep going away shaking my head. >> reporter: he flies to colorado on monday night, hun r hunkering down while making final preparations. then he goes to nevada and then goes behind closed doors before debate day. meanwhile both presidential campaigns play the expectations games, trying to lower the bar for their candidates. gary? >> paul, thank you very much. next hour we'll take a closer look at the art of the debate and the strategy of the dodge. we'll show you how dodging important questions can actually earn candidates points with voters. >>> and a programming note, the first presidential debate of 2012 is this wednesday night. watch it live, 7:00 p.m. eastern on cnn and cnn.com. >>> tomorrow morning the u.s. supreme court justices will formally kick off a new term. on the agenda, some of the toughest and most controversial issues of our day. here's joe johns with more. >> reporter: right after the sup
he's playing barack obama in these mock debates we have. i don't like him very much anymore, all right? he keeps on beating me up and i keep going away shaking my head. >> reporter: he flies to colorado on monday night, hun r hunkering down while making final preparations. then he goes to nevada and then goes behind closed doors before debate day. meanwhile both presidential campaigns play the expectations games, trying to lower the bar for their candidates. gary? >> paul, thank you...
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the bottom line for us right now is president obama had a bit of a lead before the debates began. governor romney pulled ahead after the first debate and now we're at the third debate and it seems as though it's a dead heat. if you dig deeper in the numbers, does that change? >> reporter: very good points there. let's go beyond the top line numbers. there's a gender gap, no doubt about it that. we see mitt romney with an advantage among men, the president obama's advantage with women seem to be getting smaller. we see an income gap, generational divide. this is from the nbc/"wall street journal" poll. which candidate is more qualified to become commander in chief. the president's advantage on that number seems to be disappearing and florida, where we are, 29 electoral votes at stake. look at our most recent poll here in florida. that's pretty tight as well. basically all tied up in florida, ashleigh. >> so you always get the vip opportunity to get into the debate hall and look at things as they're set up. i have always wondered what it looks like from all the different vantage poi
the bottom line for us right now is president obama had a bit of a lead before the debates began. governor romney pulled ahead after the first debate and now we're at the third debate and it seems as though it's a dead heat. if you dig deeper in the numbers, does that change? >> reporter: very good points there. let's go beyond the top line numbers. there's a gender gap, no doubt about it that. we see mitt romney with an advantage among men, the president obama's advantage with women seem...
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in his first term. >> so candy, what happens from here in terms of the political debate? we know governor romney will say you need to elect me to repeal this. what else? >> well, certainly what republicans still have left is their rallying cry, you will likely see the republicans on the house side where they hold the majority, go through this legislation piece by piece, to vote to repeal it. but they're not going to get their folks in the senate to do that. it's, of course, dominated by democrats. so it remains an issue. it's no longer an issue in the supreme court. at least on any basis that has been taken to it. so it now actually becomes solely a campaign issue. the president now still has his signature piece of legislation. he continues to have to sell it, because as we know from some of the polls, the majority of the people don't like it, whether they think it wasn't enough or too much. they equal about 51% of the population. so it's still a selling job for the president. but it's made much easier by the supreme court decision. because this is clearly a victory for p
in his first term. >> so candy, what happens from here in terms of the political debate? we know governor romney will say you need to elect me to repeal this. what else? >> well, certainly what republicans still have left is their rallying cry, you will likely see the republicans on the house side where they hold the majority, go through this legislation piece by piece, to vote to repeal it. but they're not going to get their folks in the senate to do that. it's, of course,...
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a bitter debate between the obama and romney campaigns. it's now playing out overseas. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> a member of president obama's cabinet is under investigation now for hit and run. after allegedly leaving the scene of one collision, then causing another. the white house says health issues were a factor. but there are so many unanswered questions. brian todd has been investigating the story for us. what are you finding out? >> there are a lot of unanswered questions, wolf. commerce secretary john bryson is now back in washington after the accident over the weekend. the information is still murky. we're told the secretary did have some kind of seizure at some point. the commerce secretary allegedly caused traffic accidents at two different scenes within about five minutes. the sequence started just north of los angeles. at 5:00 p.m. local time on saturday, police say he was driving his lexus southbound and rear ended a car waiting at a rail crossing. >> at some point after that he got out of the vehicle, made contact with the indiv
a bitter debate between the obama and romney campaigns. it's now playing out overseas. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> a member of president obama's cabinet is under investigation now for hit and run. after allegedly leaving the scene of one collision, then causing another. the white house says health issues were a factor. but there are so many unanswered questions. brian todd has been investigating the story for us. what are you finding out? >> there...
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whether they are in agreement or not the 30 million plus more americans will be covered under this obama care than would have been before. no one disputes that, right? >> i've seen statistics there will be 813 billion plus in new taxes and some would say that's the largest tax increase. this is what i think is an important point on that. yesterday on tv nancy pelosi who lost her speakership over obama care, people dragged them out, tossed them out of office because of obama care in 2010, she's now saying that this is going to affect just the "free riders." piers, tanya, we were sold obama care being told that this is because people are victims. people need health insurance. they need health insurance. now we're being told it only effects a tiny percentage of people who are free riders. don't let them freeload off the system. this makes no sense. who are we talking about, the victims or the free riders? >> kellyanne, do you have char insurance? >> i do. >> do you see any difference between a government enforcing its citizens to take out car insurance or they face penalties and taking out
whether they are in agreement or not the 30 million plus more americans will be covered under this obama care than would have been before. no one disputes that, right? >> i've seen statistics there will be 813 billion plus in new taxes and some would say that's the largest tax increase. this is what i think is an important point on that. yesterday on tv nancy pelosi who lost her speakership over obama care, people dragged them out, tossed them out of office because of obama care in 2010,...
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that's the real verdict on the obama administration policy. this health care issue is largely going to be debated in the context of that larger economic issue. that's what mitt romney will be talking about from now until november. >> thank you very much. >> thanks, suzanne. thanks very much. momentarily, you're looking at a live picture. we expect to see mitt romney, the republican presidential candidate, walk up to that microphone and deliver his reaction to this historic decision by the united states supreme court. jim acosta is joining us right now. jim, are you getting advanced word on what we might hear from the republican presidential candidate? >> not just yet, wolf. they have kept the details of this event very close to the vest in the last hour or so. officially saying they're going to have this event on top of a building very close to the capitol. you can see it's basically over our shoulder right now. i can tell you, we can expect mitt romney to give a robust response to what the supreme court had to say this morning. look at the si
that's the real verdict on the obama administration policy. this health care issue is largely going to be debated in the context of that larger economic issue. that's what mitt romney will be talking about from now until november. >> thank you very much. >> thanks, suzanne. thanks very much. momentarily, you're looking at a live picture. we expect to see mitt romney, the republican presidential candidate, walk up to that microphone and deliver his reaction to this historic decision...
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obama's health care law. the decision was 5-4. lots of aspects to this ruling to get to. so let me introduce you to our guest this morning to help us put it all in context. delaware governor jack markell is a supporter of the law. his state voluntarily expanded their medicare coverage in 2006. dr. sanjay gupta, also a practicing sur practice oohing -- practicing surgeon. will cain, a columnist at theblaze.com. nice to have you all with us. lots to talk about. the health care ruling is leading the republicans to rally their base with promises of repealing the base. take a listen. >> i think today's ruling underscores the urgency of repealing this harmful law in its entirety. >> we can, and we will, repeal obama care. >> i'm committed to full repeal and replacement with patient centered solutions. >> repeal, repeal, repeal. president obama is trying to get in front of the attacks insisting that the court's decision to uphold the health care law is a victory for american people. >> whatever the politic, today's
obama's health care law. the decision was 5-4. lots of aspects to this ruling to get to. so let me introduce you to our guest this morning to help us put it all in context. delaware governor jack markell is a supporter of the law. his state voluntarily expanded their medicare coverage in 2006. dr. sanjay gupta, also a practicing sur practice oohing -- practicing surgeon. will cain, a columnist at theblaze.com. nice to have you all with us. lots to talk about. the health care ruling is leading...
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. >>> we're continuing our debate now about the president obama's announcement on same-sex marriage with the following guest in chicago, john, who is the founder of america blog.com and here in washington matt lewis, columnist for the daily caller. john, it was your colleague at america blog, george, who asked president obama in 2010 about his position on this issue. the president said he was evolve. that became a word we all used. were you as a commentator and as a gay man disappointed in obama until now? >> you know, that's kind of a big question. i mean, i think that -- not just on marriage. over the last couple of years i think things have turned around a lot. starting with don't ask don't tell and certainly culminating with his rather forceful i would call it courageous, you know, decision on marriage to sort of stake out a solid position. so i'm very pleased now. i was tepid before. i've been improving, and now i'm very happy. >> matt lewis, you say to me -- >> i think a lot of people in our community are too. >> clearly. you say the media coverage, matt, of the obama decision has
. >>> we're continuing our debate now about the president obama's announcement on same-sex marriage with the following guest in chicago, john, who is the founder of america blog.com and here in washington matt lewis, columnist for the daily caller. john, it was your colleague at america blog, george, who asked president obama in 2010 about his position on this issue. the president said he was evolve. that became a word we all used. were you as a commentator and as a gay man...
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performance in that debate which was dismissive and arrogant, not simply to the debate itself but to 70 million americans who were watching. was he better in the second and third debate? there's no question about it. but you know obama, he said it was going to be 5.4% unemployment. it hasn't happened. obama, he says he's going to raise taxes on the wealthy. okay, fine. what else is in his economic plan? restoring manufacturing? it's a phantom. it's a phantom in the united states. wind farms? what are his plans? i don't see any plans and i don't think he's earned the right to a second term. by the way, chles, middle class income has dropped $4,000. >> let's bring you in, kristen. try to be dispassionate here. i know you're not so it will be quite hard for you. in terms of why people should vote for romney, i suppose what i was saying about obama, i don't think in any of the debates he's really given a clear vision of what the next four years of his tenure will be. it's been more a defensive account of why the last four years hasn't been a disaster. >> yeah. i think one of the best mom
performance in that debate which was dismissive and arrogant, not simply to the debate itself but to 70 million americans who were watching. was he better in the second and third debate? there's no question about it. but you know obama, he said it was going to be 5.4% unemployment. it hasn't happened. obama, he says he's going to raise taxes on the wealthy. okay, fine. what else is in his economic plan? restoring manufacturing? it's a phantom. it's a phantom in the united states. wind farms?...
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but i do want to turn now to the obama team on the day of this for foreign policy debate. a new tv ad touting the president's success and navigating affairs. here is a look. >> a decade of war that cost us dearly and now for the president, a clear choice. president obama ended the iraq war. mitt romney would have left 30,000 troops there and called bringing them home tragic. >> here is -- that was a quick clip. as the obama campaign tries to get a jump on the foreign policy discussion that will happen in boca raton, jessica yellin is there as well in the spin room. jessica, what is the strategy behind this new ad and how does team obama feel going into this evening? >> reporter: hi, brooke. the strategy is twofold, one to make the case that the president has kept his promises on foreign policy, that he's gotten the troops out of iraq and begun a timetable to withdraw from afghanistan, to set up the commander in chief test with mitt romney. and then to make this case that if romney doesn't -- that mitt romney hasn't laid out his own foreign policy or distinguished how his p
but i do want to turn now to the obama team on the day of this for foreign policy debate. a new tv ad touting the president's success and navigating affairs. here is a look. >> a decade of war that cost us dearly and now for the president, a clear choice. president obama ended the iraq war. mitt romney would have left 30,000 troops there and called bringing them home tragic. >> here is -- that was a quick clip. as the obama campaign tries to get a jump on the foreign policy...
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and as president obama, mitt romney get ready to face off in the first presidential debate one week from tomorrow, christine romans digs on each man's position on helping students pay for college. >> reporter: when jackie graduated from brown university this year, she put off going straight to medical school. instead she took a research job at sloan-kettering hospital. >> it is nice to have a paying job where i can pay back part of my student loans before going to med school and possibly adding on a lot more. >> reporter: and she had plenty of them, $100,000 worth. why? her family is middle class, her mother works in a school, her dad owns a bar. she says they're considered too wealthy to qualify for many grants, but she says not wealthy enough to have saved the money for the more than $50,000 a year to attend brown. >> you're in the middle class, you are a normal suburban family, but you don't make an o outrageous amount of money so you can't pay the outrageous tuitions. >> reporter: student loan debt hit a trillion dollars last year. even tuition for public four-year colleges rose 68%
and as president obama, mitt romney get ready to face off in the first presidential debate one week from tomorrow, christine romans digs on each man's position on helping students pay for college. >> reporter: when jackie graduated from brown university this year, she put off going straight to medical school. instead she took a research job at sloan-kettering hospital. >> it is nice to have a paying job where i can pay back part of my student loans before going to med school and...
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. >>> we're just hours away from hearing what will likely be the last ever debate over president obama's health care legislation. the supreme court will question whether the constitutionality of the entire law is tied to the legality of what they talked about yesterday which is the individual mandate. that mandate was under intense fire. our own jeff toobin says it does not look good for the obama administration. listen. the days when the justices played devil's advocate in question, those days are gone. what you see is what you get. almost. not always but almost all the time. it sure looked like there were five votes to strike down the mandate. >> stephanie cutter is deputy manager of president obama's re-election campaign. good morning. nice to see you. thanks for being with us. >> good morning. >> you heard jeff toobin saying it was a train wreck yesterday. what do you think the political implications are of this if it's not upheld? >> well, let me first say that let's remember that it's at the supreme court because it's worked its way up through the court system. we've seen very toug
. >>> we're just hours away from hearing what will likely be the last ever debate over president obama's health care legislation. the supreme court will question whether the constitutionality of the entire law is tied to the legality of what they talked about yesterday which is the individual mandate. that mandate was under intense fire. our own jeff toobin says it does not look good for the obama administration. listen. the days when the justices played devil's advocate in question,...
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you were obviously playing president obama in the mock debates. so when you see the candidate who you've been prepping all along in his performance on foreign policy, what did you think? >> well, you know, i thought it was a good night for governor romney because i think he appeared reassuring and thoughtful and knowledgeable. having played president obama, i wasn't surprised by a whole lot that he said because it's sort of the same lines. >> he was aggressive. did you practice that? i mean -- >> i did. you kind of expected it. he feels like he's a little behind right now, i think, so we expect him to come out on the attack, and he did. i thought one of the effective lines from governor romney when he said the attack on me is not an agenda. i think that was where the president fell a little short. he didn't offer an agenda or a vision for the future on the international side just as he did not on the domestic side in the first couple debates. >> let's throw up poll numbers, cnn/orc poll among debate watchers. the question was who won the debate. i
you were obviously playing president obama in the mock debates. so when you see the candidate who you've been prepping all along in his performance on foreign policy, what did you think? >> well, you know, i thought it was a good night for governor romney because i think he appeared reassuring and thoughtful and knowledgeable. having played president obama, i wasn't surprised by a whole lot that he said because it's sort of the same lines. >> he was aggressive. did you practice...
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and i was surprised about, you know, the relatively poor job that president obama did in the first debate. >> does he deserve a second term? >> if he gets elected. >> what do you think of his overall performance? clearly he inherited a very difficult situation. >> yes, a terrible situation. >> has he done enough, do you think? >> for me, he has. for me, he has. >> when you look at america, you look at the fundamental economics of america right now, $16 trillion debt, 23 million people unemployed, gas prices double where they were four years ago and so on, house prices very depressed still, what is the answer? what do you want to see from whoever wins in three weeks time? >> hm. i want to see the best man win. >> one of the things, this is just a complete paralysis it seems in washington and the ability for the two sides to come together. >> i don't like that. i don't like to see the two presidential candidates getting personal and vindictive and anger. that's not -- not the way i think they ought to both be respectful because one of them is going to be president and the president certainl
and i was surprised about, you know, the relatively poor job that president obama did in the first debate. >> does he deserve a second term? >> if he gets elected. >> what do you think of his overall performance? clearly he inherited a very difficult situation. >> yes, a terrible situation. >> has he done enough, do you think? >> for me, he has. for me, he has. >> when you look at america, you look at the fundamental economics of america right now, $16...
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because, also, let me tell you, at this hour, a huge debate over the fast and furious scandal. lawmakers speaking out as to whether or not attorney general eric holder should be held in contempt of congress, which would be the very first time in history for an attorney general. a vote is expected live during this show. stay right here. stiffness from psoriatic arthritis hit, even the smallest things became difficult. i finally understood what serious joint pain is like. i talked to my rheumatologist and he prescribed enbrel. enbrel can help relieve pain, stiffness, and stop joint damage. because enbrel, etanercept, suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other cancers, and nervous system and blood disorders have occurred. before starting enbrel, your doctor should test you for tuberculosis and discuss whether you've been to a region where certain fungal infections are common. don't start enbrel if you have an infection like the flu. tell your doctor if you're pron
because, also, let me tell you, at this hour, a huge debate over the fast and furious scandal. lawmakers speaking out as to whether or not attorney general eric holder should be held in contempt of congress, which would be the very first time in history for an attorney general. a vote is expected live during this show. stay right here. stiffness from psoriatic arthritis hit, even the smallest things became difficult. i finally understood what serious joint pain is like. i talked to my...
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, what president obama did, in that debate, was thank him for providing a blueprint and the others at the white house to lp cover health care. >> i just don't understand any candidate who has been running for as long as mitt romney is and as smart s -- mitt romney i, painting with a broad brush, the definition most people have about what a pre-existing condition is. >> president obama is not a liar. he is not going to go on national tv and talk in a debate about his health care plan. he got that part wrong, according to his senior adviser. and in any event. >> so he got it wrong, you're just saying it was a mistake? >> that is what his adviser said. so i assume they're correct. >> jen, do you believe it was a mistake? >> look, i have to say it is becoming a pattern. so when something becomes a pattern, you have to wonder what is behind it and why mitt romney is so uncomfortable with his own positions. >> it will be a fascinating debate, jen saki, thanks. >>> thank you. >>> and the family of lillian carey is speaking out tonight. they want you to know she is more than just a statistic
, what president obama did, in that debate, was thank him for providing a blueprint and the others at the white house to lp cover health care. >> i just don't understand any candidate who has been running for as long as mitt romney is and as smart s -- mitt romney i, painting with a broad brush, the definition most people have about what a pre-existing condition is. >> president obama is not a liar. he is not going to go on national tv and talk in a debate about his health care...
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in eight days mitt romney and president obama will debate foreign affairs. we will ask the terrific panel what to make of romney's foreign policy. >>> next up, "argo," the amazing little known story of six americans who actually escaped from the embassy in tehran in 1979 and eventually got out of the country. i'll talk to the man at the cia who masterminded the operation. ben affleck plays him on the big screen, but you get the real version with us. >>> finally, drew foust, the president of harvard, on how the civil war changed america. >>> also, do you feel guilty take dagg off from work? don't. it's probably good for your country. i'll explain. >>> but first here's my take. recently intelligence squared a feisty forum in new york debated the proposition better elected islamists than dictators, referring to the choices confronting america in the middle east. the lead speaker for the proposition was a prominent conservative intellectual. and the lead speaker against the proposition was a prominent conservative intellectual. that's a reflection of the state o
in eight days mitt romney and president obama will debate foreign affairs. we will ask the terrific panel what to make of romney's foreign policy. >>> next up, "argo," the amazing little known story of six americans who actually escaped from the embassy in tehran in 1979 and eventually got out of the country. i'll talk to the man at the cia who masterminded the operation. ben affleck plays him on the big screen, but you get the real version with us. >>> finally, drew...
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a much moran mated president obama. a sharp contrast to the first debate. the body language of both candidates being parsed as closely as their words. i spoke to brett o'donnell, a former debate strategist for mitt romney and also jeanne dr ene driver, a body language expert. let's talk about this. >> that's the strategy and that's what we're going to do. >> what do you seeing in on? >> right here, watch. we're doing chopping right here this is chopping and this chop is pointing to the president. we'll get into this debate here, look at this chopping, looking at each other, in each other's -- in each other's space, right. this is very interesting. when the president stands back up, this is man to man, and interesting, although they are having this debate, anderson, not coming across as contemptuous. contempt is superiority, i'm better than you. like two brothers having a disagreement. still professionalism. >> the president didn't want to be seen sitting down when governor romney was addressing to him. >> we saw the president engage candy quite a bit. he wo
a much moran mated president obama. a sharp contrast to the first debate. the body language of both candidates being parsed as closely as their words. i spoke to brett o'donnell, a former debate strategist for mitt romney and also jeanne dr ene driver, a body language expert. let's talk about this. >> that's the strategy and that's what we're going to do. >> what do you seeing in on? >> right here, watch. we're doing chopping right here this is chopping and this chop is...
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after this debate and the next two debates they'll continue to see it was president obama, the one protecting women's rights and women's health. by the way, i will say on the flip flop and evolution, with president obama, it's probably seen as an evolution, first of all, because democrats believe in evolution, but secondly it's one issue. mitt romney has basically been on both sides of almost every single issue that has faced him and his campaign for five years. >> that was a little jab. that was kind of low there, maria. >> i could easily list a number of issues where he has evolved. >> moderating between two women, tougher. two strong women. >> tell you what, don, we're women and we deserve our right to change our mind. >> thank you, guys. i'm moving on. cnn extensive coverage of tonight's debate begins at 7:00 eastern here on cnn. humans -- sometimes life trips us up. and sometimes, we trip ourselves up, but that's okay. at liberty mutual insurance we can "untrip" you as you go through your life with personalized policies and discounts when you need them most. just call... and speak with a
after this debate and the next two debates they'll continue to see it was president obama, the one protecting women's rights and women's health. by the way, i will say on the flip flop and evolution, with president obama, it's probably seen as an evolution, first of all, because democrats believe in evolution, but secondly it's one issue. mitt romney has basically been on both sides of almost every single issue that has faced him and his campaign for five years. >> that was a little jab....
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therefore, the obama campaign accepting that term of the debate and saying let's take a closer look. saying it's tantamount to a general attack on free markets doesn't hold up. it just doesn't hold up because all free market -- free enterprise doesn't amount to private equity they're different sides of the equation. there's manufacturing, there's the fact that when private equity comes in, they try to take care of debt and take care of efficiencies. in the short run it may cost a few jobs. >> if you step back and look at the big picture, bain invested in 350 companies. a small minority of those companies were unsuccessful. the rest of them through two and a half times faster than the s&p 500. created close to $100 billion of increased revenues in the companies. so are they cherry picking off examples of difficult situations where we weren't successful? yeah, they're picking off examples where businesses aren't successful as if businesses could be successful without also having some failures along the way. it's a cartoonish portrayal of business. it's actually very anti-business. it g
therefore, the obama campaign accepting that term of the debate and saying let's take a closer look. saying it's tantamount to a general attack on free markets doesn't hold up. it just doesn't hold up because all free market -- free enterprise doesn't amount to private equity they're different sides of the equation. there's manufacturing, there's the fact that when private equity comes in, they try to take care of debt and take care of efficiencies. in the short run it may cost a few jobs....
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hours after millions of americans watched the final presidential debate, the obama campaign wants to reach millions more. just in to cnn, president obama is rolling out a brand new advertising campaign over the airwaves, internet and in glossy pamphlets. why? cnn chief white house correspondent jessica yellin joins us from the president's first stop today, del ray beach, florida. tell us about this new effort. >> reporter: hi, carol. fresh off the debate, the president is doing a tour of the battleground states. and he's delivering a message that he is fighting for the middle class and that he has a plan for his second term, answering critics who say he's not giving enough specifics. i guess they figured if you write it down, it looks specific. they have a 19-page glossy new plan for jobs and middle class security that really details a lot of what we've heard from him before on education, manufacturing, energy, getting the u.s. out of afghanistan over time and tax reform. i've looked through it. the specifics in this really have to do with his past accomplishments on health care, on
hours after millions of americans watched the final presidential debate, the obama campaign wants to reach millions more. just in to cnn, president obama is rolling out a brand new advertising campaign over the airwaves, internet and in glossy pamphlets. why? cnn chief white house correspondent jessica yellin joins us from the president's first stop today, del ray beach, florida. tell us about this new effort. >> reporter: hi, carol. fresh off the debate, the president is doing a tour of...
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before the debate, obama ahead 51% to 43%. there's a lot of debates, polls, accurate snapshots, we want to see more polls. we want to see state polls. but this could be a jolt to the -- if other polls back this up, hilary, this will be a jolt to the obama campaign. >> yeah. now it's the democrats' turn to talk about how polls don't matter, right? >> we're already hearing about the number of democrats versus the republicans. >> i just have always thought this would go right down to the wire. we clearly have a close election here. over the next few day, seeing what some of these individual battleground states are doing, some of those polls are coming out in the next few days. maybe more meaning than the national poll. but there's no question that the american people are looking to president obama now to fight a little harder for him and to get a little more -- >> let me show you the gallup tracking poll numbers as well. these are over the past seven days. half of this poll was done before the debate, some afterwards. if you add
before the debate, obama ahead 51% to 43%. there's a lot of debates, polls, accurate snapshots, we want to see more polls. we want to see state polls. but this could be a jolt to the -- if other polls back this up, hilary, this will be a jolt to the obama campaign. >> yeah. now it's the democrats' turn to talk about how polls don't matter, right? >> we're already hearing about the number of democrats versus the republicans. >> i just have always thought this would go right...
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i'm taking over the students for obama account, which is@students4obama the night of the debate. really to have a two-way conversation with a lot of our young people. a lot of organizers, we have 12,500 fellows that organize things like watch parties or, you know, debate parties at campus offices or apartments or dorm rooms. taking some time to do a q & a via twitter with some of the folks and kind of make the debate a little more engaging and a little more back and forth. >> all right. we'll be fully engaged on debate night. kal, good to see you, as always. >> thanks, suzanne. >> you can watch the action. cnn's live coverage wednesday night's debate starts at 7:00 eastern. >>> rumors, grudges, infighting, drama. you probably think -- don't think the supreme court when you hear those words, but it has been a rocky ride for this court. they're now back for a new term today. oarthritis pain. imagine living your life with less chronic low back pain. imagine you, with less pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. one non-narcotic pill
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both michelle obama and ann romney are talking about their role in the debates. first lady says she mostly offers positive reinforcement but does get nervous. >> i get so nervous at these debates and, you know, i'm like one of those parents watching their kid on the balance beam. you're just standing there, just trying not to, you know, have any expression at all. >> ann romney says she comforts her husband during the debates and he looks for her in the audience. she talked up one of mitt's traditions, too. >> the first thing he does when he gets on stage -- there are a few first things he does. he takes off his watch and put it is on the podium. but then he writes dad on a piece of paper. >> says her husband respects had his father and wants to make him proud. tonight's debate begins at 7:00 pm eastern. >>> our affiliate knov says flight 1862 left for dallas yesterday but had to return because of landing gear problems. passengers say people were crying when the flight crew told passengers to prepare for an emergency landing. >> they said the landing gear -- okay
both michelle obama and ann romney are talking about their role in the debates. first lady says she mostly offers positive reinforcement but does get nervous. >> i get so nervous at these debates and, you know, i'm like one of those parents watching their kid on the balance beam. you're just standing there, just trying not to, you know, have any expression at all. >> ann romney says she comforts her husband during the debates and he looks for her in the audience. she talked up one...
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here's the problem i have when it comes to a debate. when you hear lies on a debate, they should be called on out on the spot. when you hear a lie, it shouldn't be, hmmm. it should be i'm sorry, mr. romney or president obama, that's not true because with so many people watching, people want to know i'm hearing the truth. it shouldn't be let me wait two hours later to get the truth. call them out on the lies whoever says it, on the spot. >> sometimes, that takes a tough level of preparation. >> that's why you have a team to decide and that's their job. >> it's not just about preparation. >> subjective. i can't believe i'm saying that -- >> president obama -- promised he would not raise middle class taxes. in his affordable care act, there are a number of tax increases that will impact households making less than $250,000 per year. one thing or another is that a tax increase or not? it is through the tax system. so, did you lie? he's going to say no, i did not lie. >> you say something, you call him out on it. here's the deal. romney's no
here's the problem i have when it comes to a debate. when you hear lies on a debate, they should be called on out on the spot. when you hear a lie, it shouldn't be, hmmm. it should be i'm sorry, mr. romney or president obama, that's not true because with so many people watching, people want to know i'm hearing the truth. it shouldn't be let me wait two hours later to get the truth. call them out on the lies whoever says it, on the spot. >> sometimes, that takes a tough level of...